halted

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Kennedy halted the FDA-backed proposal that would have restricted sunlamp products to users 18 and older and required warning acknowledgments about cancer risks.

From Salon • May 9, 2026

The California Supreme Court halted the investigation as it weighs arguments in the case.

From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2026

Only two vessels are known to have made it through when the president halted operations Tuesday, roughly 36 hours after the project began.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

A second trial, in January, was halted after an out-of-court settlement was reached after the second day.

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

She halted in front of the hut with the flowerbed and rapped on the door.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom